Ekklesia #2

It isn’t just about individuals but towns, cities, regions and nations.

“One would assume that during His years of public ministry, Jesus must have spent considerable time teaching about the Church, specifically about its nature and also how to plant and grow one. Get ready to be surprised, because as far as the four gospels are concerned, Jesus used the word translated “church” in our Bibles only three times (see Matthew 16:18; 18:17). That is the extent of His recorded teaching on the subject in the gospels.” (from “Ekklesia: Rediscovering God’s Instrument for Global Transformation” by Ed Silvoso, Bill Johnson)…